Mexico. A great holiday destination, but also a dangerous place if you aren’t making sure about your safety. There are a couple of travel traps in Mexico that tourists should try to avoid. Especially, in certain areas where it is more dangerous than other places. As told by a friend who works at keepwhatsyours.ca, these are a couple of the travel traps that you should try to avoid when you are visiting Mexico:

Surveys on the street

There are many people that are doing surveys on the street where you need to insert your personal information. This isn’t real surveys and is used for many different, illegal things.

One of the common things that they are doing with your personal information is that they are calling you with a fake kidnapping threat. It is better to make sure that you don’t fill in any of these surveys. No matter how persistent they might be.

Timeshares scams are everywhere

If something sounds too good to be true, then it is too good to be true. Remember this saying when you are traveling to Mexico. There are many timeshares scams everywhere, and they are trying to get you to purchase a timeshare in Mexico. In the meantime, the timeshare is a scam and you are just going to pay for something that doesn’t exist.

When someone approaches you with a timeshare, walk away. No matter what they are saying or how great the deal might sound. It might be a scam where you are going to lose a lot of money.

There are places that are high in drugs and prostitution

Most of the time, the places where tourists are going isn’t dangerous, but for those that like to travel through a country, need to be careful. There are different places in Mexico that are high in drugs and prostitution. You need to be really careful in going there alone. Especially, if you are a woman that is traveling solo.

You should make sure that you know the parts of the country that are dangerous and where you should stay away from.

Don’t trust strangers in Mexico

Don’t trust strangers in Mexico. People in Mexico can be really scamming a lot. You should not trust anyone that is talking to you. It is always best to say no thank you and to walk away. You will not know if this is a scam or not.

Locals in Mexico is always trying to get as much money as possible out of tourists that don’t know better. Don’t let these people fool you.

Mexico is a great tourist country if you find the right holiday destination. And, you need to make sure that you don’t fall into these traps when you are in Mexico. Then, you will know for sure that you are going to have a great time and that you will return safely home.